Tag: Amersham Community Brass

We have had a bumper Christmas this year. Our bands played carols and festive music at nearly 20 different events, including our popular Christmas Concert. A really big thank you to all our supporters who donated generously towards our bandroom appeal fund. All together we raised nearly £7,500. The picture[…]

Our annual Amersham Band Awards were presented at our Christmas Concert. Congratulations to the winners who were: Carrie Shield – Most improved player in Brass Roots; Pauline Richards – Amersham Community Band Bandsman of the Year; Emily Nicolas – Amersham Band Bandsman of the Year.

Please come and join us to celebrate Christmas with a traditional brass band sound. The concert features our main Amersham Band, Community Brass and our Brass Roots beginner group and the programme includes an opportunity for the audience to sing traditional carols. The concert is free of charge and we[…]

Amersham Band’s popular annual MusicFest returns to the Elgiva on Saturday 7th October with an entertaining evening of music and song by the very best in our community. The band is in top form having secured first prize in a recent Southern Counties entertainment contest at Crawley and has been[…]

We have applied for planning permission to build a new bandroom in Amersham. Please help us to persuade the planners to approve our proposal. We will only succeed if local people express their support. Continue reading to find out how to help; a simple email to the planners is all that[…]

On 10 March the band celebrated a milestone event – 40 years since the band was reformed after the Second World War. To mark the event, a special cake was baked and iced, then consumed by band members. Band member Rod Stevens, who joined the reformed band in 1977, cut[…]

It’s not a proper Christmas without the sound of traditional brass band carols. Come to our Christmas Concert on 11 December for an afternoon of festive music, featuring all three of our bands. We also have a busy season at many local events, bringing Christmas cheer to our community. We[…]

Our plans to build a new bandroom are progressing well and we expect to submit a formal planning application early in the New Year. To help us finalise the plans we would welcome feedback on any aspects. You can provide comments on-line by filling in the form below, or come[…]

When does £10 become £20? – When you make a donation to our bandroom appeal, the government will match donations of up to £10 until the matching fund runs out. This is made possible via the LocalGiving Grow your Tenner Scheme. The band has a vision to expand our bands,[…]

Amersham Community Brass recently took part in a broad ranging community concert at the Elgiva Theatre, Chesham; which featured a number of local bands together with a visiting orchestra from France. The event had been organised by Bucks Learning Trust Music and Amersham Band was invited as we are active[…]